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The biography of Selena Quintanilla, de ‘Queen of the Tex-Mex’It’s always been in the public interest, not just its fans; For this reason, many fictions have been made about his life on the road to fame and his sudden death at the age of 23. Netflix even recently released a new series about the singer: “Selena: The Series”, which is a great success on the streaming platform.

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Selena quintanilla He started as a singer at the age of nine in the family group “Selena y Los Dinos”. After a few years, between ups and downs, the Tejano singer became more and more popular, especially after winning the Tejano Music Awards for the best singer in 1987. But it was the early nineties, when she internationalized, especially in the Spanish countries. . . Between 1992 and 1994, Selena established herself as one of the most successful artists of the time. At the age of 23 he was already at the peak of his success.

However, his life would be shut down after that Yolanda saldivar, the founder and president of the artist’s fan club, shot her dead. A few weeks ago, his last concert was commemorated for another year Selena quintanilla and in a few weeks, on March 31, it will be 26 years since he died. Along these lines, let’s remember what that last show was like that gave the star at the Houston Astrodome a sold-out house.

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THE LAST CONCERT OF SELENA QUINTANILLA

If you’ve seen the movies or series about the singer’s life, you may have noticed that they usually start with the same set of images: the Houston Astrodome fully packed waiting for Selena Quintanilla. Then the ‘Queen of Tex-Mex’ brings her lips to the mythical microphone that still has smudges from her lipstick and the screams of the audience fill the atmosphere.

In reality, this is how the last concert the star gave, weeks before he died, begins. For this reason, this audiovisual sequence has become a classic when it comes to talking about Selena. The truth is that show happened on Sunday, February 26, 1995, a memorable concert for more than 67,000 fans.

Quintanilla’s last performance was recorded for history and was released on compact disc in 2001 and DVD in 2003. How was the performance? For that occasion, Selena had prepared a surprise: eight minutes of potpourri from songs by disco legends such as Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Steven Greenberg, among others.

Then he sang the audience’s favorites: First “Forbidden love”, followed by “Dance this cumbia”Then they came “Your contempt”, “Coward” Y “Techno Cumbia”, to conquer immediately with the successes that marked their fans forever.

The interpreter continued halfway through the show “La Carcacha”, “No Me Queda Más”, “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” Y “Yes once” and before the end Quintanilla took his microphone and interpreted “The Boy from Apartment 512”, “You see”

Prior to the last song, the singer sent a message to the attendees that day: “I would like to dedicate this song to all of you because you made this song a success; the first success for us here in the United States and in Mexico. I hope you remember this song

And it is with “Like the flower” that Selena Quintanilla has said goodbye to her followers forever.

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SELENA QUINTANILLA FACTS THAT LITTLE FEW KNOW

• Selena’s name comes from the words “selenite” (mineral variety) and “moonstone” (moonstone).
• Her inner circle called her “dear.”
• He was wearing contact lenses because he had vision correction.
• Selena was also a fashion designer, making her own costumes. This led her to open a clothing store under her personal brand.
• She became the first woman in the Texas industry to win a Grammy, thanks to her album “Selena Live!”